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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources - <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />August 18, 2003 <br />Ron Thompson <br />Peak Project Management <br />3800 Co. Road 63.9 <br />Trinidad CO 81082 <br />RE: Review of RDA and DWP Inspection Reports <br />2nd Quarter 2003 <br />New Elk Mine, #C-81-012 <br />Dear Mr. Thompson: <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION•MIN ING <br />SA FETY•SCIENCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E. Wal<her <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. CatUny <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology has reviewed the 2nd quarter 2003 inspection reports for <br />the Refuse Disposal Area (RDA) and Development Waste Pile (DWP) at the New Elk mine. <br />For the DWP, the inspection was conducted as required by Rule 4.09.1(11) and the additional <br />requirements of Rule 4.10.2(2). Observations indicate the engineered structure is well <br />maintained and no indication of instability of the DWP was noted, Significant reclamation work <br />occurred at the DWP in the 15' quarter of 2003. According to the report, cover was applied at <br />the approved depth of two feet as approved by technical revision #46 (TR-46) and this cover <br />and topsoil was sampled for suitability and nutrient deficiencies. Please document the <br />application of fertilizer or soil amendments in future reports and in the Annual Reclamation <br />Report for the site. <br />For the RDA, compliance with the requirements for reporting could not be determined. The <br />second page of the report was a duplicate page from the DWP report. Please submit page 2 of <br />the RDA inspection report. <br />Please submit quarterly waste pile inspection reports for the Division's records within 30 days <br />after the end of each quarter. If you have any questions, please call me. <br />Sinc ely, /r~h~~ <br />2 <br />K A. Gorham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist II <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />